This is the third piano sonata written by Mozart, composed in 1774. This 3rd movement is in 4 part rondo form, with the pattern A B A C A D A B A.

The rondo starts with theme A in its first appearance in the home key of Bb major.There is then an episode leading from Theme A to theme B, and modulating from Bb major to its dominant key, F major. Next, theme B of rondo appears in F major. After a brief transition, theme A is repeated. Then theme C of rondo appears in the relative minor key of G minor. Another transition leads to theme A again. Then theme D arrives in the subdominant key of Eb major. This is developed fairly extensively, with a sort of cadenza passage employing trills in one hand against a quote of theme A in the other. Next, theme B is repeated, although this time it is in the home key of Bb instead of its original key of F major. Lastly, theme A arrives for the last time, and the movement is rounded off by a short coda.

Category: Sonata

Solo

Featuring Piano

Classical Period

Time Signature
2
/4

Key Signature
Bb Major

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1 Theme A of rondo, first appearance, in home key of Bb major.2 Theme B of rondo, in F major3 Theme C of rondo, in G minor.4 Theme D of rondo, in Eb major